A small bird of Leyte and Samar in the Philippines. It feeds at middle heights in forest and sometimes joins mixed-species flocks.
The crown, back, wings, and tail are rufous-brown; the chest is gray, and the dark throat and face have fine white streaks. The belly is white and the eyes orange.
It inhabits lowland and foothill forest and edge on Leyte and Samar, feeding at middle heights. It joins mixed-species flocks and sometimes hangs upside down while feeding.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.